The Hudson High School wrestling team was unable to unseat the reigning Lenawee County Athletic Association champions.

Now the Tigers turn their focus at winning another state title.

Hudson crowned three conference champions and had five other finish as runner-up Saturday as it placed second in the LCAA Tournament at Blissfield High School.

Reigning Division 3 state champion Dundee won the tournament with 267.5 team points and secured its second straight LCAA title. The Tigers were second with 234 points, while Ida placed third with 119.5 points. Hillsdale was fourth in the tournament with 67 points, and Erie Mason was fifth with 50. Onsted finished sixth with 49.5 points and the host Royals took seventh with 47. Columbia Central finished eighth with 42 points.

The Tigers finished second in the overall LCAA standings, while Ida was third. Blissfield, Onsted, Erie Mason, Columbia Central and Hillsdale all tied for fourth in the final standings.

Hudson begins its quest for a record-breaking sixth straight team state championship Thursday when it hosts a Division 4 district tournament.

“We tried to battle with Dundee, but they seemed to handle everyone,” Hudson coach Scott Marry said. “Hopefully we can straighten up this week and wrestle with fire. We need this to be a wake-up call for us and realize that time is slipping away for this season.”

Dundee led the way with eight LCAA champions. The Vikings also had three finish second and two place third.

“Winning a league championship always means something with the teams we have in this conference,” Dundee coach Tim Roberts said. “We had solid performances from everyone, and we learned some things going forward. We need to keep heading in the right direction to accomplish what we want.”

Cole Weaver remained undefeated on the season and captured the 140-pound championship for the fourth time in as many years. The senior pinned Dylan Cole (Columbia Central) and Ridge Morris (Hillsdale) before pinning Onsted’s Ray Biaz in 1:38 in the championship match.

J.D. Waters (145) and Mason Lopinski (135) also won conference titles for Hudson. Waters went 3-0 on the day, clinching his title by pinning Dundee’s Sean Marogen in 1:36. Lopinski also won three matches, finishing the day with a 10-5 decision over Sean Sterling (Dundee) in the finals.

“I’m proud of Cole, and he’s in an elite group as there are not many four-time champions,” Marry said. “This was a repeat performance for J.D., and Mason is a sophomore who is 2-for-2 in the league, so that’s good for him.”

Page 2 of 2 - Doug Rojem became a four-time LCAA champion for Dundee at 152 pounds, clinching the title with a 6-5 decision over Johnson.

“Being a four-time champion is tough to do in this league, and Doug wrestled a tough match,” Roberts said. “Hamdan is a very talented wrestler, and that’s a big win for Kenny at 112, and Blevins had a big win at 125 against Dusseau, a kid we have a lot of respect for.”

Biaz went 2-1 on the day for Onsted, including a 7-6 victory over Dundee’s Brad Scholl. Isaac Westgate (130), Thomas Kast (145) and Wyatt Gooding (152) each placed fourth for the Wildcats.

“I’m happy with the way we wrestled, and this was one of the better tournaments we’ve had in terms of getting after it,” Onsted coach Dave Pearce said. “This is one of the top leagues in the state, and it makes us better for what we’ll see at districts.”

Dakota Underwood (215) led the way for Blissfield, placing second with a victory over Tyler Grames (Hudson) and falling to Dundee’s Teddy Warren in the finals. Dan Barta (135) finished third, clinching his spot by pinning Hillsdale’s Rees Nemeth in the consolation finals. Tyler Clark earned a fourth-place medal for the Royals at 189 pounds.

“I’m happy that our three seniors placed and ended their league careers with a good day,” Blissfield coach Andy Ford said. “We talked about not getting pinned, and that was a huge change with us today. We have to push hard Monday and Tuesday to get ready for Wednesday.”

The Royals will host a Division 4 team district Wednesday and the individual district tournament Saturday. Onsted will wrestle in the team district Wednesday at Napoleon and the individual district Saturday at Michigan Center.